1. Prometheus Bound
(PB, p. 33, ln.123) Prometheus was punished by the ultimate god, Zeus, for giving humanity the gift of not being able to foresee their own deaths and, "gave them fire." ... That would not happen because Prometheus truly believed that his actions were justified, and if they were justified, he would not be shameful, but rather be proud of the good he did for humans. "Fate, that concludes everything, is not fated to make that happen-not yet, not this way. ... In Plato's Apology, although Socrates was sentenced to death for his actions, he believed that his actions were justified and was t...
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